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I'm new here but not to cancer or melanoma. Third time going through radiation next week. Just want to talk.
Hello all, I had a mole removed by excision 3 weeks ago. My consultant told me she was 99% certain it was a melanoma and would phone to triage my results by end of the week. Another 2 weeks have passed and my consultant has since left her job. I have...
My mum had a large mole removed in 2021 on her back,it was 11mm deep. She has been on immunotherapy since may2022. in February, we found my mum on the floor at home, she was taken to hospital and after me pushing for a ct scan, as has previous TIA’S something...
Hi everyone, so I was told in February that the mole I had removed was melanoma stage 2. I have since been referred to St James where I am attending clinic there on the 24th April to discuss WLE and SNLB. I feel constantly tired and have almost daily...
I am wondering whether anyone has any experience with Beagle Street and how straight forward the claims process is for malignant melanoma. My partner was recently diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma and I wondered if this would be covered to claim for under...
Hi all, just had third wle of recurring melanoma on my leg and had a pet ct scan. While there I asked if it would show melanoma on skin in rest of the body and the radiographer said maybe not. Confused . I know pet scan shows cancer within the body t...
I had a mole removed on my back 5 years ago, which turned out to be melanoma. Since then I have been very cautious with my skin. Last year in April I had another mole removed on my back which was a dyslastic mole? and nothing more was done. This was a...
hi all, pet ct left me with a terrible headache and a very sore arm for over 24 hours. Is this normal please ? I was also very itchy after it. Otherwise it was fine and very easy to tolerate. Staff were superb.
After being told there was a concern following a dermascopy on 31st January, I was diagnosed on 15th March with Stage 3a melanoma. This was following two skin excisions. I’ve just had a wide local excision and sentinel node removal x 2 (through the same...
Hello, and thank you for allowing me to join. My daughter was diagnosed with melanoma in 2018 at the age of 29. It has been a very difficult journey to say the least, and today we are at stage 4 with brain mets diagnosed in October 2023, and surgically...
